Banning ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’? Virginia school pulls books after parent’s complaint – And here we go again. Huck Finn, in particular, has faced numerous challenges, in part because of the book’s ambiguous portrayal of racist attitudes, and in the wake of the U.S. election, we may see more challenges to ... more >

J.K. Rowling Says Harry Potter’s Story Is Done With The Release Of ‘Cursed Child’ – Although I don’t follow this franchise very closely, I seem to remember Rowling declaring the end of Potter before Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. But apparently now it’s really done. Whatever that means. After, you know, all ... more >

The Techtopus: How Silicon Valley’s most celebrated CEOs conspired to drive down 100,000 tech engineers’ wages – This story provides some of the detail around a class action lawsuit filed against more than 100,000 Silicon Valley tech workers, whose salaries were artificially suppressed to the tune of $9 billion. Apple, Google, Adobe, ... more >

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